Heavy Snow, Jackson County Below 9000 Feet
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM MST to April 10, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.666, -106.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 9 to 10, 1997
More snow fell in Larimer and Park Counties as another storm system moved into the state. Red Feather Lakes picked up a foot of snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
More snow fell in Larimer and Park Counties as another storm system moved into the state. Red Feather Lakes picked up a foot of snow. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 8 inches at the following locations: 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, Hourglass Lake, Poudre Park, Rand, 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic and Virginia Dale.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM MST to April 10, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 9 to 12, 1997
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, April 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, April 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in New Jersey, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in Kansas, April 9 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 1997
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592212, 5592213.